Robby Shelton
Robert Shelton IV is an American professional golfer from Mobile, Alabama.
Shelton attended and played college for three years at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2016. He turned professional in 2016 after his junior year.
Shelton played on the 2015 Walker Cup team where he posted a record of 2–1. He also played on the U.S. Palmer Cup team in 2014 and 2015.
As an amateur, he finished tied for third at the 2015 Barbasol Championship on the PGA Tour. This was the highest finish by an amateur in a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991. He also qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open where he missed the cut.
Shelton won the Southern Hills Plantation on the Swing Thought Tour in February 2017, his first professional win. He followed it up with a June win on the PGA Tour Canada en route to finishing second on the tour's money list to earn a promotion to the Web.com Tour.
Professional wins (4)
Web.com Tour wins (2)
Web.com Tour playoff recordNo. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 2019 | Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship | Lanto Griffin | Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole |
2 | 2019 | Nashville Golf Open | Scottie Scheffler | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
Swing Thought Tour wins (1)
- 2017 Southern Hills Plantation
Team appearances
- Junior Ryder Cup : 2012
- Palmer Cup : 2014, 2015
- Walker Cup : 2015
- Aruba Cup : 2017